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imitan stares earenrrrca LELAND s. Rosanna, on SAN rnancisco,CALIFORNIAY yWALL CABINET.

Application led November 1 9, 1928. Serial No. 320,408. Y

My invention relates to cabinets for mountbar 19 preferably passesacross the front of ing between the studs ofV a building, such as thecabinet top between the pulley stiles. bathroom or medicine cabinets orthe like. The cabinet yclosure comprises a mirror 21,

An object of my invention is to provide held in a light channel metalframe which i a cabinet Vhaving a mirror closure which may has a lug orear 2S secured to` 'each` side, 55

be opened without displacing the position of spaced preferably abouthalfwayy down from the mirrored image. the top of the mirror. l A cord 24 isfastened Another object of my invention is to proto each lug, and passesupward, parallel to vide a cabinet which may be opened without the planeof the mirror and over a pulley 26,

My invention possesses other objects and the top of the rough opening,or about half valuable features, some of which will be set the height ofthe mirror above the cabinet. forth in the following description of myin- The cords 24 terminate in counterweights 27 vention which isillustrated in the drawings for balancing the weight of the mirror. A

" forming part of the specification. It is to Secured to the studdingthru the frame'13 55 be understood that I do not limit myself to is a.finishing frame 28 which conceals the the showing made by the saiddescription side and upper edges of the mirror and also and drawings, asI may adopt varying forms its balancing system. In the upper part of ofmy invention within the scope of the the frame 28 is mounted a panel 29,which claims. may be of wood, or, if desired', a fined mirror.

Referring -to the drawings: A lift 3l is preferably fixed to thebottomof Figure l is a front elevation of the cabinet the frame 22 formanipulatingthe closure. of my invention as mounted in the wall of arlhe ordinary medicine or wall vcabinet 1" building. carries -a shavingmirror mounted on a 2'5 Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view of thehinged door. Shaving paraphernalia is kept-sl" cabinet and the adjacentwall structure, the within the cabinet, and is placed on the edge planeof section being indicated by the line of the wash basin when in use. Ifthe door 2-2 of Fig. 1. be opened during the shaving process the Figure3 is a fragmentary horizontal secshaver loses sight of himself in themirror,

30 tional view, taken on the line 3 8 of Fig. l, and frequently knockssome of his equipment and showing the arrangement of the cabinet, to thefioor in the process. It will be seen mirror and balancing weights withrespect that with my closure the cabinet may be to the wall structure.opened without disturbing anything which A preferred embodiment of myinventio may be in front of it, and furthermore that comprises a wallcabinet having a top Grand the reflected image does not move with thebottom 7, sides 8 and back 9. This is set in mirror, so that additionalaccessories may be an opening in the wall between the studs securedwithout interrupting the shaving 11, and is spaced from the studs byblocks or process.

pulley stiles 12. The rough opening is pref- Altho I have shown the cordlugs placed ellbly mad@ about half again as high as the centrally ofvthe mirror sides, it is obvious cabinet and is surroundedby a lightframe that they .may be placed nearer the bottoni 13 secured to thestudding and against which and the size of the rough opening reduced thelath and plaster or other wall surface 14 if guides be provided in whichthe frame 22 is carried. The bottom of the cabinet rests may slide orthe bottom of the frame be upon a horizontal tie-beam 16 set flatwiseWeighted.` Usually, however, the form here between the studs. `Anotherparallel tieshown will prove most convenient and ecobeam 17 is setedgewise across the back of the nomical. f

opening above the cabinet, and blocks 18 be- I claim:

tween this tie-beam and the cabinet top serve 1. A cabinet adapted kforplacement beto hold the cabinet rigidly in place. A light tween thestuds of a building, comprising v El ica-

sides, a block spacing each side from the adjacent stud, a mirrorslidably disposed adjacent the front edges of the sides, means forbalaneingtbeweiglit of the mii'oi aiianged in the ,space between sideand stud, and a frame mounted on the studs and concealing the edges ofthe mirror.

2. A cabinet adapted for placement between tbe studs of a building,compi'ising in sides, a block spacing each side from the adjacent stud,a mirror slidably disposed adjacent the front edges of the sides, apulley in each spacing block, a cord attached to eacli side oftliemiiioi and passing over the adjacent pulley, a countei'weiglit oneacli cord,

and a frame mounted on the studs and concealing the edges of the mirror.

3. A cabinet adapted foi placement between the studs of a building,comprising 20 sides, a frame mounted independently of tlie cabinet andremovably secured to the studs, a mirror slidably disposed between theframe and the front edges ol' tlie sides, and means Vo" YbalancingVtlieweiglit of Vthe Vmirror aig5 ranged outside the cabinet andconcealed by the frame.

4. A cabinet adapted for placement between the studs of a building,comprising` sides, a block spacing each side from the adac jacent stud,a mii'i'oi slidably disposed adjacent tlie front edges of the sides,means for balancing the weight of tlie iniii'oi' arranged outside thecabinet and supported by the spacing blocks, a frame mountedindependently of the cabinet and removably secured to the studs, and apanel positioned above the cabinet and mounted on tlie iframe forconcealing the balancing means.

In testimony whereof, have hereunto set 4e my hand.

LELAND S. ROSENER.

